Green JAPAN Grounds.—Green grounds may be produced by mixing the king's yellow, and bright Prussian blue, or rather the turpeth mineral and Prussian blue; and a cheap but fouler kind, by verdegris with a little of the above-mentioned yellows, or Dutch pink. But where a very bright green is wanted, the crystals of verdegris, called distilled verdegris, should be employed; and to heighten the effect, they should be laid on a
ground of leaf-gold, which renders the colour extremely brilliant and pleasing. Japanning.
They may any of them be used successfully with good seed-lac varnish, for the reason before given; but will be still brighter with white varnish.